The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 9, 2022, for service connection for the Veteran's temporomandibular disorder (TMD).
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's TMD had its onset prior to the date VA received the ITF, and resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor, service connection for TMD is warranted effective June 9, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular disorder (TMD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25057973
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 703 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for TMD to include severe bruxism is set at May 14, 2024. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin rash is not service-connected, but his temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is service-connected. The TMD was found to be related to a dental procedure during service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied an initial increased rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected TMD. The Veteran's current TMD is rated at 10 percent, based on limited motion with dietary restrictions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and April 1, 2024, for the award of service connection for TMD.
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